Staff Database Administrator

Wikimedia Foundation(18 days ago)

RemoteFull TimeSenior$134,133 - $208,254Site Reliability Engineering

About this role

Staff Database Administrator at the Wikimedia Foundation supporting Wikipedia and its sister projects. The role focuses on MariaDB/MySQL and large-scale relational database infrastructure. You will join the SRE Data Persistence team within Product & Technology, contributing to Wikimedia’s production storage and retrieval systems.

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Required Skills

MariaDB
MySQL
SQL
Query Optimization
Replication Management
Monitoring
Linux
Capacity Planning
Backup Restore
Automation

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Qualifications

B.Sc. in Computer Science
M.Sc. in Computer Science

About Wikimedia Foundation

wikimediafoundation.org

Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the wider family of Wikimedia projects, providing the technical infrastructure and organizational support that enables free, openly licensed knowledge worldwide. It supports the volunteer community, builds and maintains the software and servers, and advances policies, research, and tools to improve content quality and accessibility. Funded primarily by donations, the Foundation runs global programs and partnerships to expand access, combat misinformation, and promote inclusion across languages and regions.